Headache and Migraine

The CEO of Biohaven Pharmaceuticals discussed the company’s new collaboration, which has made rimegepant (Nurtec ODT) available for prescription through Cove’s telemedicine platform.

The professor of neurology at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and founding president of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy discussed the need to get patients with migraine access to medications during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biohaven Pharmaceutical’s oral acute migraine agent rimegepant (Nurtec ODT) is the first branded medication available through Cove’s platform, which provides consults with independent health care providers and access to prescriptions.

In addition to having a lowered number of headache days, around 20% of patients transformed to low-frequency, episodic migraine on follow-up.

The professor of neurology at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and founding president of the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy spoke about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on his practice.

Incorporating remote electrical neuromodulation into the standard of care may have a positive impact on migraine management by reducing the reliance on acute medications.

The assistant professor of Neurology, Concussion and Headache Medicine divisions, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona discussed the evolving migraine treatment landscape and how they have been incorporated into her practice.

Results from one of the first multi-case studies of neurologic manifestations of COVID-19 demonstrate complex CNS involvement and raise further questions about pathological mechanism.

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Mayo Clinic has provided advice to lower stress and anxiety amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligible commercially insured patients may pay as little as $5 per infusion every 3 months for eptinezumab through the VYEPTI Copay Assistance Program, according to Lundbeck.

Phase 3 INTERCEPT data suggest the agent is successful in migraine treatment, and an NDA submission of AXS-07 in the acute treatment of migraine is on track for Q4 2020.

Patients with migraine may order the pain relief medication device directly to their homes through UpScript’s telemedicine platform.

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What happens to the approximately 24% of pediatric patients with migraine who do not respond to the preventive treatments recommended in the AAN guidelines?

The PROMISE-2 clinical trial data suggest that the recently approved, IV-administered eptinezumab (Vyepti; Lundbeck) is effective in both 100- and 300-mg doses for patients with chronic migraine.

Mayo Clinic is in the forefront of changing practice techniques during the COVID-19 pandemic by using video appointments to reach patients.

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Researchers noted at least a 50% reduction from baseline in mean number of moderate to severe migraine days per month in 48% of the rimegepant group.

After meeting co-primary end points of pain freedom and freedom from the most bothersome symptom, the acute migraine agent has been cleared for a phase 3 trial by the FDA.

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Eton Pharmaceuticals plans to submit a new drug application for ET-101 in the third quarter of 2020, anticipating its formulation to be the first approved oral topiramate solution.

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Patients opted for nontriptan acute medications such as opioids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs instead of staying on triptans at 12- and 24-month follow-ups.

As neurologists and other specialists may increasingly be called upon to serve as general hospitalists in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping health care workers healthy becomes paramount.

The oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist was approved in late February and comes in 8-tablet packs for treatment of 8 migraine attacks with a single, 75-mg dose.

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Our patients have a huge need for access to specialists, yet unfortunately, there is a huge shortage of headache specialists.

A proof‐of‐concept assessment showed that women with chronic migraine and insomnia can be reasonably treated with digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia, with data suggesting it may improve both conditions.